THE report from deliberations of the joint select committee on the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act could go to Parliament by next week.
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SECURITY Minister Horace Chang has suggested that consideration be given to allowing licensed firearm holders to train others in the use of firearms, particularly for sport shooting, in light of t.
PROPOSED changes to the new firearms regulations Bill could see licensed holders who use their weapons to commit offences, or act outside of the ambit of their permit, liable to higher sentences and b.
MINISTER of Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has expressed concern about the amount of time the Firearm Licencing Authority (FLA) spends on revenue-centred activities.
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Top-tier drug smugglers from Central and South America are reportedly living in Jamaica with the sole purpose of easing multibillion-dollar cocaine shipments into North America, Europe and Canada. They provide “added insurance”, recruit couriers and use loads of cash to infiltrate local security systems.
Some of these smugglers are so comfortable they have made lives in Jamaica; and have become integral players in scouting routes for major shipments such as the recent 611lb cocaine run destined for the United States that was ultimately busted by cops at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).
That contraband – the second-largest quantity detected by local forces in recent years and dwarfed by a 2600lb cocaine seizure at a premises in Manchester in July 2019 – has a street value of $2 billion – ‘chicken feed’ for the mediators who only ferret alternative routes to ensure drug lords back home connect the goods with hungry markets up north.